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48 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:
Crazy times.
How will the US help them with intel when all our intel assets have left the country? Are they gonna send back the military again? Unless the CIA are still there.
We should get our citizens and allies out of Afghanistan first, then we can talk about providing help based on certain conditions.
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1 hour ago, bswanson said:
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I respect your belief but what if the woman is raped or baby is a product of incest. What if the women's health is at risk and giving birth could kill her.
The Texas bill makes a rare exception to save the life of the mother. (Though with the advancement in medicine, they should try to save both mother and baby, instead of putting a burden on the mother to decide which life to save.)
As to rape or incest, it is not right to kill the baby because of the sins of his/her father, or the circumstances of conception. The baby is human and has human rights that must be protected. Abortion is violating the baby's human rights. Abortion is violating the baby's right to live.
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2 hours ago, Drew said:
What does everyone think about the Texas abortion law?
The Texas law is called The Texas Heartbeat Act. Technically, it's not an abortion law, but a law to protect the life of the unborn. Abortion ends the life of the vulnerable, the growing baby in the womb. The Texas law protects the unborn from the moment the heartbeat is detected (around 5-6 weeks of pregnancy). I believe that a baby in the womb has the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, and should be protected, not terminated or aborted.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-heartbeat-bill-abortions-law/Maybe this bill and similar in other states would truly make abortion very very rare. 50 Million + babies have been killed since the Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973. If you have the stomach for it, this website has images of babies aborted at different stages of pregnancy.
Other States' "heartbeat bills" have been tied up in courts. Proponents of the Texas law vowed to challenge the bill in court.
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On 8/30/2021 at 4:01 PM, AnotherDB said:
Daniell’s SDYB needs some votes. Currently #6 on TOC top 10. We have always put her at #1. Let’s do it again.
http://tasteofcountry.com/category/taste-of-country-video-countdown/
http://www.cmt.com/show/hot_20_countdown/voting.jhtml
http://www.cmt.com/shows/cmt-music-12-pack-countdown/vote
Thanks for the voting info. And welcome to Idolforums.
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2 hours ago, monkshood said:1 hour ago, monkshood said:
Good to know that they didn't hang somebody from the helicopter. What would be good news is if US can get the equipment back, or destroy them before China, Russia and Iran can get hold of them. But I'm not holding my breath. They can't even get all the US citizens and allies out.
With all that happened in Afghanistan the past couple weeks, I don't think Biden and his officials will be held accountable. Nobody will be fired. Already, the media is starting to shift the narrative to make it favorable to Biden and the democrats. It was an "extraordinary success" according to Biden, and the media will slowly push that narrative.
Pelosi will not investigate Biden, and the GOP leadership will mostly be quiet except for a few tweets or a strongly worded letter. Rand Paul and a handful of Republican representatives would try to push for investigations but the Democrat leadership will just ignore them.
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5 hours ago, TeamAudra said:
He's safe.
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8 hours ago, bswanson said:
if true thats bad but lets hear from others first to confirm it. this is just one person.
How badly do Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats want to cover up this Afghanistan debacle? They just blocked Members of Congress from reading the names of the service members who sacrificed their lives in Afghanistan last week. Don’t you think our military deserves better?***I have requested to read the names and hold a moment of silence for the 13 fallen service members when Congress convenes tomorrow morning. I hope Speaker Pelosi recognizes my request and that the People’s House will honor these heroes as soon as possible.-
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Some of her posts (images from this blog) --
Here's the article on Breitbart about Kareem Nikoui.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/27/kareem-nikoui-killed-in-afghanistan/
EDIT:
Her account has been restored (per Breitbart report)
QuoteUpdate: after Breitbart News reached out for comment, Instagram restored Chappell’s account. A company spokeswoman said her post did not violate any policies and was not removed, but that her account was removed in error.
“We express our deepest condolences to Ms. Chappell and her family,” said the Instagram spokeswoman. “Her tribute to her heroic son does not violate any of our policies. While the post was not removed, her account was incorrectly deleted and we have since restored it.”
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Just now, TeamAudra said:
The only reason it seems plausible is because of the things you already mentioned, plus the fact that Biden gave the Taliban a $90 billion arsenal. It’s all so crazy, I couldn’t have made it up, even with Biden in charge.
3 1/2 more years.....
Biden in charge?
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33 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:
Look, I don’t want to leave the impression that I think the dogs are more important than the American citizens left behind with the Taliban and ISIS, but it’s just another thing that pisses me off about this situation. It’s just ridiculous and heartless. Just put them on the damn plane and get in touch with a rescue organization. They wouldn’t have had any trouble at all placing these dogs.I understand. It's not about caring more about one group or another; all these could have been prevented with a proper withdrawal in the correct order.
I still can't believe that the military would leave their dogs behind, and this report needs to be verified and corroborated. But then again, if the people in the airport are denying passage to American citizens, it's not a stretch that they would also leave the military working dogs behind.
Meanwhile, the blame game intensifies. It seems some in the government is blaming the Pentagon for the decision to only hold Kabul airport (the Taliban offered to let US control Kabul's security but they decided to only keep the airport), and an intel leak that Pentagon knew about the incoming terrorist attack that killed 13 service members, 24 hours before it happened.
Despite the finger-pointing about the Afghanistan mess, I would be surprised that they would hold anyone of the US Officials accountable. So far, the only one "fired" (relieved of duty) is the Marine officer who criticized the military leadership and asked for accountability for the chaotic exit.
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Still needs more verification. It is hard to believe that the military would leave their dogs behind.
This group is trying to get the dogs out of AFG --
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7 hours ago, TeamAudra said:
WTF? I can’t access this NYT article, but the text in the tweet says a lot.
Web archive of the article:
(For those behind a paywall (NYT, WaPo) I always check wayback machine if the article (URL search) is archived or can be archived.)
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16 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:
How many Democrats do you think secretly would like to get him out of there right now? He’s a huge liability for them, going forward. They see what we see. They know.I'm sure there are democrat politicians who would like for Biden to resign and install Kamala in his place. But I don't think the leadership would allow an investigation into Biden's handling of Afghanistan. 25th amendment would be more likely than an investigation.
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I don't understand why they're preventing private efforts to help evacuate the people from Afghanistan. Unless they just don't want them to succeed as it would make the government look bad. It has the potential to become Benghazi but 100x worse.
Is it really Biden making the decisions?
As to investigations, who will initiate it? Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer will not allow an investigation.
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It's about to get much uglier. Why is the US government preventing the rescue of Americans? (see the thread below).
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8 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:
I can’t say I’m surprised about anything at this point. I’ve also learned not to believe a word of anything coming from Biden or the administration, so I’m left wondering exactly how many people will be left behind. That’s why the retired soldiers decided to take matters in their own hands, and fly to Afghanistan to rescue people.Nazarene Fund and "Pineapple Express" are just two of the many efforts to get vulnerable people out of Afghanistan. They can't rely on the government to evacuate our citizens and allies. It didn't have to be this way.
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Every time I read about the fallen 13, or see their story shared on TV or social media, I feel a deep sense of sadness and grief. When I think about the Americans and allies who will be left behind in that country, I feel sad and fearful for them.
I don't know anyone in my family who is happy about the Afghanistan situation. Many are sad and some are angry, especially the vets.
Putting politics aside, I'd like to share this sincere action to honor the troops:
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7 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:
Oh, boy. I don’t have a subscription, so I can’t read the article, but that is a damaging headline.
I archived the article:
Here's a copy:
QuoteJoe Biden has blood on his hands and his presidency will not recover
We are slowly learning the full extent of Joe Biden's culpability for the Afghanistan debacle
ByNick Allen IN WASHINGTON27 August 2021 • 7:00am
President Joe Biden pauses as he listens to a question about the bombings at the Kabul airport CREDIT: AP
Joe Biden now has not only Afghan, but American, blood on his hands. And it will stain his presidency forever.
Had the retreat from Kabul just been a shambolic mess his reputation could feasibly have been salvaged, slowly, over the next few years as attention returned to domestic affairs.
But the names of 13 brave US troops who died in Thursday's suicide bomb attack will be indelibly linked to the man who sent them there.
Kabul airport will be Mr Biden's Saigon. His Iran hostage crisis. His Watergate. And it is no one's fault but his own.
We are slowly learning the full extent of Mr Biden's culpability for the Afghanistan debacle.
There were those who opposed closing Bagram Air Base, which could have been used for evacuations.
The CIA told him the Afghan army might collapse to the Taliban in a matter of days.
Retired General David Petraeus, who knows a lot more about Afghanistan than Mr Biden, and many others, told him to leave 2,500 troops in the country.
But no, the president didn't listen to any of them.
For political reasons, Mr Biden was determined to have everyone out before the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Throughout this chaotic operation, and despite dissent from allies, he seemed to have an unshakable belief that he was right. As one national security official told me, Mr Biden believed it was "my way or the highway".
For nearly 50 years he has been wrong on a host of foreign policy issues. Now, we have a deadly new chapter in that long litany of failure.
By chance, Mr Biden was in the Situation Room at the White House when news of the terrorist attack broke. It was about 9.40am in Washington.
As this dark day in US and Afghan history unfolded, Americans waited for the president to appear on TV and reassure the nation.
But hour after hour passed with not a word from the Commander-in-Chief. This was not how to show leadership in a crisis.
Eventually, nearly eight hours after the attack, Mr Biden shuffled into the White House East Room. He looked shattered.
His voice was hoarse, his eyes teary. There were long pauses as he spoke.
At one point an inquisitor from Fox News asked him if he felt responsible for what had happened.
Mr Biden clasped his hands and bowed his head as if in prayer. It seemed an age before he raised it again. Eventually he admitted, yes he was responsible. But a moment later, he blamed Donald Trump.
He vowed to "hunt down" the terrorists and "make them pay," and that pledge will grab the headlines.
But, regardless of whether it happens, the events of Thursday have shaken his presidency to the core.
Republicans are calling for his resignation, impeachment, or removal under the 25th Amendment for being unable to discharge his duties. He is in freefall in the polls.
His presidency has unravelled astonishingly quickly, after just eight months.
"Should Biden step down or be removed for his handling of Afghanistan? Yes," said Nikki Haley, the Republican former ambassador to the United Nations. "But that would leave us with Kamala Harris, which would be ten times worse. God help us."
Elise Stefanik, a senior Republican congresswoman, said Mr Biden had "blood on his hands". Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate said terrorists had been emboldened because "our politicians grow tired of fighting them".
What many, including Democrats, found most shocking about Mr Biden's disastrous handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was that US intelligence was being shared with the Taliban.
It emerged that America has been relying on the Taliban to help prevent terrorist attacks at the airport, and to screen for would-be bombers approaching.
"We can’t trust the Taliban with Americans’ security," said Senator Bob Menendez, the Democrat chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
For Mr Biden the political repercussions of the Kabul atrocity are disastrous.
The idea that he could govern with some bipartisan Republican support is now lost. Some in his own party have come to see him as a liability. And the rest of the world is wondering what awful blunder will come next.
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The American Politics Thread!
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People searched more about dogs than Biden.
Speaking of dogs, Pentagon said the US Military didn't leave dogs in cages. Here are some images of dogs abandoned in the airport:
Katie's images are from this video:
They look like trained dogs and not strays or rescues. Maybe they didn't leave dogs in cages but released them to roam the airport.